Wow, can you believe it’s almost New Year’s Rockin’ Eve? Neither can I!
Now that Dick Clark has gone to that great big Bandstand in the sky, I can rightfully claim his former title of “World’s Oldest Teenager.” Just call me Lil’ Dick… wait, strike that.
Er, let’s just get to the gigs, shall we?
Tomorrow evening, Old Crow Medicine Show plays the Taft, with Molly Tuttle as the opener.
On Friday, Goose kicks off a two-night stand at the Alice the Housekeeper Brady Center.
That same evening:
- Jeremy Pinnell and Justin Wells play Southgate, with special guest Adam Lee
- Afroman’s “Merry Spliffmas” is at the old Annie’s (this is a rescheduled date from the Snowpocalypse)
Saturday is New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Or New Year’s Rocking Eve if you only have one apostrophe.
On the cusp of a new year:
- Goose plays Night #2 at the Carol Brady
- Arlo McKinley is at Bogart’s
- Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is at Southgate, with Joe’s Truck Stop and The Hammer & The Hatchet (not Molly Hatchet… that would be flirtin’ with disaster)
- Mad Anthony and A.M. Nice play a free show in the Southgate Lounge
- Rumpke Mountain Boys play the old Annie’s
- Rob Fetters hosts another “Fetters is Cheap” online show starting at 9 p.m.
- Noah Smith’s Big Ol’ Family New Year show is at Big Ash
- The Almond Butter Band (local Allman Bros. tribute outfit) plays Fretboard
- The Newbees and Chalk Eye play the Village Theater in Ft. Thomas
- The Hard Rock Casino has a NYE party hosted by… Joe Mixon? Shouldn’t he be studying the Bills defense?
- Your favorite publisher of sporadic concert updates turns… Joseph Ossai’s jersey #.
Then there’s a bit of a live music drought. (I blame climate change… and the ghost of Dick Clark.)
You’ll have to wait until Friday, January 6th before the shows crank up again:
- Pure Prairie League (“featuring one original member!”) is at Ludlow Garage
- The Menzingers play Bogart’s
- Diamond Rio is at the Taft
Then there’s another mini-drought until Friday the 13th… but we’ll chat again before then.
R.I.P. D.R.B. Fare thee well, Dan.
Local music legend David Rhodes Brown (Warsaw Falcons, 500 Miles to Memphis) passed away in early December. Cincinnati.com story is here.
Dan Hamilton’s family hosted a celebration of life for Dan at Little Miami Brewing’s event center last night. It was a fine send-off for a great dude, capped off by Dan’s longtime Spookfloaters bandmate Mike Holmes playing the Grateful Dead’s “Eyes of the World” and Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic” for Dan.
Dan, a soulful and whole-hearted musician, was a beloved and dedicated father, life partner, son, brother and friend to many. He had a giant, magnificent heart as wide as the ocean. He was a kind soul to friends and strangers alike. Whether you were in the audience watching him play, working with him or were lucky enough to call him family or friend – Dan had a way of making you feel seen and heard. He was the personification of love, light, art, kindness and humor.
from Dan’s obit
Royal Crescent Mob rules once again!
Fantastic show by the RC Mob at the Madison Theater on 12/17.
It was great to see them on stage again, and great to see so many familiar faces in the crowd. (CincyMusic photo gallery of shots from Jon Calderas is here.)
A special shout-out to 97X superfan David Groff (the one who looks like he’s a foot taller than I am in the photo above), who rented a party bus to take him and his Miami U. friends and their spouses to the show:
I’ve got a mailbag in my trousers… or a Trouser in my mailbag
The PR folks at Trouser Press must have a Google Alert set up… that’s the only possible explanation for how they came across the 97Xbam.com website post that mentioned them.
Why yes, I’d be happy to mention your books, available here.
The Ira A. Robbins Music in a Word three-volume set looks pretty cool, and you can get all three books for $48. Not too shabby!
Best of the Best of 2022
This website compiles a boatload of “best of” lists (Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, NYTimes, et al) in one handy-dandy location. It’s like American Bandstand‘s Rate-A-Record on steroids.
Hat tip to list member Cullen Lewis, of Bourn Yesterday fame, for the “best of” link. Cullen’s latest post is “22 Great Songs from ’22.”
Album Cover of the Week
Perfect for your New Year’s resolution!
I hope 2023 is really rockin’!
